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  • I am not a feminist.

    Feminism has a variety of different flavors with sets of specific ideals that are not a priority in my view, however the basic idea of equal rights is definitely important to me. The more I think about it, the less I feel I know what I’m talking about which is also why I don’t wanna signify I have strong foundational knowledge on this topic. “Equality” is kind of baseline and not what you expect most kinds of feminism to expand to.


  • I like Linus Torvalds. Yes, sometimes he can be cruel, but that’s because he cares a lot about his projects, and managing open source software means you have to be blunt sometimes.

    So you are posting in the technology community that you don’t like Linus Torvalds. This is the wrong community and you are being a real asshole. I’m here for interesting articles and not personal beef. Please keep this to yourself or to a community that allows such posts.













  • I think this is an article about this order for summary judgement in Bartz v Anthropic

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058235/231/bartz-v-anthropic-pbc/

    The articles is really stretching it’s sources. If you read the order, the judge mentions Anthropic has pirated lots of books just to keep in a library, and thus he grants summary judgement for all of those, which means Anthropic will have to pay damages on all of those.

    He does say that the ones they only trained on and that were not pirated are excluded, but that’s because this is summary judgement, so the facts are all assumed in the light most favourable to the defendant. That will be finally addressed in a verdict if this comes to trial.

    So basically the judge said pirating shit is so egregious, there’s no way they can levy fair use for that. Which I think is the right decision.

    The article and the court document really paint two very different pictures, which does not speak to the journalistic integrity.




  • To answer your question while ignoring your dishonesty, bias and ulterior motives:

    I would be exactly the same level of annoyed. I have a distrust for any government especially when they play war or when they threaten others.

    That said, some governments have proven to be more straightforward and predictable than others, and I definitely prefer those. That doesn’t mean I’m gonna fall in love with one soon, these things only lead to authorianism and I think we can agree between Hitler and Mussolini that’s not an aspiring state to live in.

    I would love to have a nuanced conversation, because as someone from Europe, I do have a very nuanced view on all of this and I feel bad for the civilians who get caught in the crossfire of these conflicts, but unfortunately you are basically killing any platform where these nuanced conversations are possible when you’re trying to strengthen your position by using rhetorical questions.

    There’s no winners in discussions, and they are only productive if everyone is there to speak, listen, and learn. And that way I can understand why the hell you are doing what you’re doing and maybe respect you a bit, while you understand the same about and stop trying to “catch” other people in something. Because that’s not what these communities are for and you are being an asshole.